Fear of Flying 📖

Fear of Flying

Jong, Erica
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literary fiction autobiographical fiction past tense first POV ~434 pp

Vibe

melancholic neurotic erotic

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance, humor, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 95%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count108,450
Page count~434 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst